It's been a busy time for Elon Musk and SpaceX, lately. The booster hovered just over the water, then toppled out of view - the first failure over land in the last 12 tries, though that's not quite how one of SpaceX's top engineers painted it.

The Dec. 3 mission is the largest single "rideshare" from a USA -based launch vehicle to date, according to SpaceX. As USA Today notes, the rocket's booster was the first Falcon 9 to launch three missions, an important part of the company's plan to reduce costs by reusing rockets.

BT bans Huawei from 5G core
However, BT's spokesperson insists the moves to exclude Huawei are not a knee-jerk reaction to the latest developments. A spokesman said: " Huawei has been working with BT for nearly 15 years".

Silly Seal Gets An Eel Stuck In His Nose
They also suggested that the seals could have swallowed the eels and regurgitated it, causing the eels to come out the wrong way. Researchers recorded a record number of seal pups born on the main Hawaiian islands this year.

First baby born from deceased organ donor's womb
Some who were born without a uterus, other had unexplained malformations, of sustained damaged during childbirth or infection. A new technique might broaden the pool of available uterus donors and give more women the option to have a baby.

Other experiments included in the mission include an effort to measure and perform 3D mapping of Earth's tropical and temperate forests; a test of a robotic technology to refuel spacecraft in space; and two student experiments inspired by the "Guardians of the Galaxy" films.

- Three days and 3,000 miles apart, SpaceX is aiming for their second launch this week, this time with a cargo flight to the space station.

It will arrive with more than 5,500 pounds of supplies and research to support hundreds of experiments that are happening on board the ISS. Canadarm2) to capture the Dragon spacecraft and attach it to the orbiting laboratory. The Dragon is scheduled to return to Earth in mid-January.

And the Dragon brings a special treat for one class of spacecraft: It's carrying a satellite deployment system called SlingShot that can fit inside the Cygnus spacecraft's berth to deploy up to 18 cubesats.

Man coughs up massive blood clot shaped like bronchial tree
The photo, upon first glance, is eerily engaging, resembling a red tree that may have sprouted from the imagination of Tim Burton. The six-inch-wide blood clot that was coughed up by an unnamed patient in the near-perfect shape of his right bronchial tree.

Karnataka lake drained in fear of HIV virus
There is no other way. "We still have to drain water from 60% of the lake and need at least five days to empty it", he said. Afraid they would contract HIV/AIDS, villagers informed authorities they would not use it till fresh water was filled.

Wilder hoping for a rematch with Fury 'ASAP'
The two unbeaten heavyweights surprised everyone and became the water-cooler topic of Monday and beyond after fighting to a draw. This is a family. "It has really opened my eyes to a lot of things and I'm leaving as a better person.

3 astronauts blast off to International Space Station
The Soyuz rocket's journey to the International Space Station took approximately six hours, and it docked at 12:40 p.m. Cosmonaut Kononenko said on Sunday, Dec. 2, during a press conference, that he "absolutely" trusts the flight plan.

Greenland's ice is melting at an alarming rate, researchers warn
Another noteworthy aspect of the findings is how little additional warming it now takes to cause huge spikes in ice sheet melting. In the last 20 years, however, melt intensity has increased by up to 575 percent in comparison with the pre-industrial rates.

Kendrick Lamar Received The Most 2019 Grammy Nominations
Cardi B is also racking up the nominations with five nods, including the big Album of the Year award for Invasion of Privacy . The Carters did get nominations for Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best R&B Performance and Best Music Video .